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Chelsea FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Sat 14 Aug 2021 · 14:00 UTC Stamford Bridge HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs Crystal Palace FCPremier League at Stamford Bridge.

Match Details

  • Referee James Linington
  • Referee Harry Lennard
  • Referee Tim Wood
  • Referee Marc Perry
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Graham Scott

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Aug Crystal Palace FC H 3–0 W
29 May Manchester City FC A 1–0 W
23 May Aston Villa FC A 1–2 L
18 May Leicester City FC H 2–1 W
15 May Leicester City FC H 0–1 L
12 May Arsenal FC H 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Aug Chelsea FC A 0–3 L
23 May Liverpool FC A 0–2 L
19 May Arsenal FC H 1–3 L
16 May Aston Villa FC H 3–2 W
11 May Southampton FC A 1–3 L
08 May Sheffield United FC A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Chelsea FC Crystal Palace FC
#17 Position #22
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Chelsea FC are 17th (0 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 22nd (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Chelsea FC welcome Crystal Palace FC for this crunch clash at Stamford Bridge.
  • 5' Joel Ward is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chelsea FC so far.
  • 10' Chelsea FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Crystal Palace FC backline.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Chelsea FC have won 654 goals from 409 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' It’s high time Patrick Vieira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 27' The Spain Marcos Alonso breaks the deadlock on 27 minutes. 1-0!
  • 32' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 37' Christian Pulisic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 14 Yellow cards this season.
  • 40' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Christian Pulisic makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 41' What composure from Christian Pulisic! The USA international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 46' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chelsea FC and Crystal Palace FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tyrick Mitchell, as he is very good at scoring at Stamford Bridge with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 57' Jean-Philippe Mateta makes way for Christian Benteke at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Crystal Palace FC.
  • 58' Trevoh Chalobah is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 63' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 67' Chelsea FC ring the changes. Azpilicueta has done his job and it is now time for Reece James to step up.
  • 72' The -year-old Jesuran Rak-Sakyi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Jesuran Rak-Sakyi. He replaces Jairo Riedewald on 77 minute.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Kai Havertz. He replaces Christian Pulisic on 82 minute.
  • 86' Chelsea FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emerson is hanging Marcos Alonso on the field on 86 minute.
  • The points are shared — Chelsea FC 3-0 Crystal Palace FC. Honours even.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.25 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 80% + Under 2.5 goals 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC61% Draw29% Crystal Palace FC10%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 46%
54%
± 2.5 21%
79%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
90%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
39%
Chelsea FC or Crystal Palace FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC37% Draw59% Crystal Palace FC4%
Actual: Chelsea FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
25.5%
0 – 0
23.5%
2 – 0
15.7%
1 – 1
8.5%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
5.2%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 1
2.4%
4 – 0
2.1%
1 – 2
1.1%
2 – 2
0.9%
4 – 1
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 10% 90%
-2 10% 18% 71%
-1.5 29% 71%
-1 29% 31% 40%
-0.5 60% 40%
+0.5 93% 7%
+1 93% 6% 1%
+1.5 99% 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% 0%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
74%
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
29%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.